Back in the Skies
Affectionately known as "Vera' by us locals who are lucky enough to reside in the vicinity of her regular flight paths, Avro Lancaster FM213 VR-A took to the skies once again on Friday, after a long, enforced layoff due to... well, you know, that stoopid shit that has affected us all in the past year and a half, or so. Anyway, I follow the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (the good folks who operate, look after and generally wait on her hand and... umm, wing and tail) on Twitter and saw she was taxiing out for her long-awaited return. Quick, switch over to my Flightradar24 app to follow her route and sure enough, she starts heading my way. Grabbing Karen from her work desk, handy dandy iPhone camera in hand (I swear, I think the thing takes better photos than my Nikon), we rushed outside, me screwing my camera into the tripod and then... well, one of the most invigorating sounds one is bound to hear in these parts (to me anyway), the roar of her diesel engines filling the sky.
I didn't get a good shot. Not prepared enough, too shaky, whatever... anyway, I cropped her up, added some sky interest and a few more trees for perspective and voila! This my friends, is what we got.
Back in the Skies
Affectionately known as "Vera' by us locals who are lucky enough to reside in the vicinity of her regular flight paths, Avro Lancaster FM213 VR-A took to the skies once again on Friday, after a long, enforced layoff due to... well, you know, that stoopid shit that has affected us all in the past year and a half, or so. Anyway, I follow the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (the good folks who operate, look after and generally wait on her hand and... umm, wing and tail) on Twitter and saw she was taxiing out for her long-awaited return. Quick, switch over to my Flightradar24 app to follow her route and sure enough, she starts heading my way. Grabbing Karen from her work desk, handy dandy iPhone camera in hand (I swear, I think the thing takes better photos than my Nikon), we rushed outside, me screwing my camera into the tripod and then... well, one of the most invigorating sounds one is bound to hear in these parts (to me anyway), the roar of her diesel engines filling the sky.
I didn't get a good shot. Not prepared enough, too shaky, whatever... anyway, I cropped her up, added some sky interest and a few more trees for perspective and voila! This my friends, is what we got.